Looked up to about 1,500 maybe 2,000 a few years ago, used the cable company's lending library, and while in some places the cardas neutral or golden reference did wonders overall the Hovland MusicGroove2 was the best overall without getting ridiculous. For 750 at the time it seemed like a best buy.
That's my 2 cents for your own ears hit up the cable company and use their library and see/hear what works for you